Okay, imagine a gas station, but take away the gas pumps and the soda machines. Add a smoker, a few
flatscreens and a patio that looks like it’s pulled straight from a Telluride ski lodge. Then you’ll
have this place.

So after you tell your assistant to hold your calls, you’ll head here. Inside you’ll find an open room
with black booths, dark wooden tables and one colorful mural with 29 of Oak Cliff’s finest (give a quick
nod to Yvonne Craig—she played Batgirl). And if it were raining you just might stay here.

But on days like today, you’ll follow your instincts (or the saber and deer heads) to the long stone bar
for a Rahr on draft. Then walk through the two barn doors (literally from a barn) to their patio, peppered
with built-in wooden booths. As you claim the corner booth, summon their slowly smoked brisket with Memphis
sauce (it’s sweet) with a side of Cheesie Mac ’n Cheese, which may or may not involve
bacon.